Cleaning carabiner !DMM!No graphite powder?

[DrewB]

Duck oil is. Million times better than graphite powder. Unlocks even the stickiest of gates.

[naturarbo]

this will look silly whats duck oil???:lol:

[naturarbo]

where i live only pine sap makes biners and ALL the kit dirty and graphite always made its job,but its good to get more info thanks again :001_tongue:

[carlos]

i tried the graphite and found it to be crap, i now use a bit of wd40 and a good wipe down after is this ok as some people have said dont use wd40 ?? thoughts.

[treequip]

this will look silly whats duck oil???:lol:

 

Its a brand of ultra light penetrating oil

[Mark_Skyland]

Just as a quick note DMM specify NOT to use hot water, it should be lukewarm at best.

Otherwise the heat can distort the plastic pusher thing causing sticking problems.

 

They also recommended WD40 or any other silicone based light oil as already mentioned.

This was in answer to my question to DMM of using graphite powder as a lube.

 

I think the problem with graphite powder is that it is too easy to add too much.

 

All it needs is a little poof:001_smile: